State Women and Child Development Department in partnership with UNICEF Chhattisgarh region and State Planning Commission will be organising a two-day consultation on ‘Innovating for Children’ on September 21 and 22 here.
The consultation is aimed at exploring and showcasing innovative ideas, solutions for the well being of children and initiate dialogue towards enhancing access to children’s entitlements particularly in health, nutrition, education, child protection, water and sanitation, Skills and Early Childhood Development, an official press release issued here on Wednesday informed.
The objective of this consultation is to explore and identify innovative solutions for vulnerable children excluded by socio-political and economic factors in the areas of early child development, education, health, nutrition, water and sanitation, child protection and skills and also to provide a platform to showcase, share, adopt and advocate proven models for well-being of children with a focus on ‘hard to reach’ areas ensuring equity and inclusion, informed the Department officials.
Women and Child Development Minister Ramsheela Sahu will be the Chief Guest of the programme.
Opening remarks will be delivered by Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand and Henriette Ahrens, Deputy Representative, UNICEF India, and keynote address will be delivered by Ajay Tirkey, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India.
Stuti Kacker, Chairperson, NCPCR, New Delhi will be the guest of honour.
Senior officials of concerned departments of State Government and Central Government along with UNICEF representatives will take part in the two-day national consultation.